Editing Rovaniemi (section)

=== Religion ===

In 2023, the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland|Evangelical Lutheran Church]] was the largest religious group with 69.1% of the population of Rovaniemi. Other religious groups accounted for 1.6% of the population. 29.3% of the population had no religious affiliation.<ref>[https://pxdata.stat.fi/PXWeb/pxweb/en/StatFin/StatFin__vaerak/statfin_vaerak_pxt_11ra.px Key figures on population by region, 1990-2023] Statistics Finland</ref>

Of the revival movements within the church, [[Conservative Laestadianism]] is particularly active in the locality, with three peace associations in the locality: the Rovaniemi Peace Association,<ref>[http://rovaniemenrauhanyhdistys.fi/ Rovaniemen Rauhanyhdistys ry] (in Finnish)</ref> the Rautionsaari Peace Association<ref>[http://www.rauhanyhdistys.fi/rautionsaaren-rauhanyhdistys/ Rautionsaaren Rauhanyhdistys] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201194051/http://www.rauhanyhdistys.fi/rautionsaaren-rauhanyhdistys/ |date=2012-12-01 }} (in Finnish)</ref> and the Viirinkylä Peace Association.<ref>[https://viirinkylanrauhanyhdistys.fi/ Viirinkylän Rauhanyhdistys] (in Finnish)</ref>

Other local communities include the Rovaniemi Pentecostal Church, a member of the [[Finnish Pentecostal Church]],<ref>[https://suomenhelluntaikirkko.fi/seurakunnat/ Seurakunnat – Suomen helluntaikirkko] (in Finnish)</ref> and the Rovaniemi Adventist Church, part of the [[Finnish Adventist Church]].<ref>[http://www.adventist.fi/suomenkieliset#rovaniemi Suomenkieliset seurakunnat – Rovaniemen adventtiseurakunta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612083847/http://www.adventist.fi/suomenkieliset#rovaniemi |date=2014-06-12 }} (in Finnish)</ref>